MRI Shows New Types of Injuries in Youn... ( We were surprised to be looking at...)

MRI Shows New Types of Injuries in Young Gymnasts

Date:11/30/2008

"We were surprised to be looking at injuries every step down the hand all the way from the radius to the small bones in the wrist and on to the ends of the finger bones at the knuckles," Dr. Dwek said. "These types of injuries are likely to develop into early osteoarthritis."

Dr. Dwek suggested that additional study is needed to understand how gymnastic stresses are causing these injuries. "It is possible that by changing the way that practice routines are performed, we might be able to limit the stress on the joints and on delicate growing bones," he said.

AT A GLANCE

Imaging is showing new and unusual injuries to the arms, wrists and hands of adolescent gymnasts.

The study found that some of the gymnasts experience "early death" of a portion of their knuckle bones.

Adolescent gymnasts with overuse injuries to the wrists, hands and knuckles will likely develop early osteoarthritis.

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